The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-12-15

wasi they sell Sseds 10 protection, and .
bcsrr lafia 90 mosl things which they
bay .ads lusi 90 mach 10 the coat, thus
resulting 10 heavy Indirect tai on the
farmer clssa Wool might be laken ss az
erctpiior 10 the rsie. bsi Ptcsiisni CIsre.
iAsa 10 his message would make 10 eI-
ocplion 10 regard 70 this product
We quote vhs, be Gays 10 relation 10
this subject. since II. 10 fact, Includes
nearly The whole Argument 10 favor Of free
trade;
The farmer aud the ssroallurisl sbo
msBuiscinfe poihiBg. bat sbo pay toe 10.
creased pnce which tho tarih Imposes
upon every AZ icnllaral implement, upon
all be wears add upon all be ases aud
owbs. except tbe Increase Of bis hocks sua
herds aud sueb things ~ bis husbsGdry
i produces from the soil, is isviied TO ad
Il 10 mAintai0iug the prcsept situation.
Il aud be- is told that hiph Guts 0t la,p ~.
ed soul IL herrssaTy tor toe bvB III ~
Il ttn.n. : - l4ssa shrtp ~ rasa'. iu uri~t
I thsi tis. litce - ih'u suti may - Ia
sfras, Il i4es. 81 eUnfss, pfu cot rrG,lsd.
I ~ Il,xi -, farmer - 10 bas Eat sanep L.
10y lui- regt nie ObiiSet va Is purchases
- sioihtas esd women lotas, 10 psy q
lArilufs 10 as. "a ga ialmsf - Nri to
/ ,Ur 49,. ui uttf at,i mttei so; u,f l.
1 as ~, i,l ,4..ds u "a. iael tat The
sArt y ua4.tis lbsMselg aud Their tOure-
bolds usuh we~t givgsdng ahd use other
I Articl,'s ulau uiseipEed ironi The woul they
4 .s.If a
taust return tBrr SHARE OF hi, nictessvd
/ piitr {, tb. trsdesmsp.
/ thing II n.a, be- faulty assuaird that a
/ large prol ortioa OF ID sheep Owned by
/ the farmers throughout the ecu fly rfs
tunhd Ia small a0cks aumherinR fism 20
60 30 fnr duty on the 81 ode u imported
/ sod witch these sheep Ai=ii . 10 rruts
each pound II ot the value OF 30 cenis OF
\ less, aud " ceuis II OF the value OF more
than 30 ccuts Ii the liberal estlmaits OF
siS pounds be allowed far each fleece. the
/ duty thereon would he co or ~ cents, ana
| this msy be taken a. tie utmost ehbaucr-
1 ment of t.. price to the farmer lay reason
81 his duty Eighteen dollars would thus
/ represent the increased price OF tue wool
I from % sheep, aud $50 tina. OF be wool
| from 80 sheep; aud that at present yalu
| this wuuld ipctease the amount 10 about
ooe third OF It's price II upon its sale
the farmer receives this or less tarii pro
! iii, the wool leaves bis hands cburg, d
With precisely that sum. which In Nil
ITS changes will adhere to it uatii It
reaches the cousumtr When maBufac
tured into cloth and Other goods aud ma
terial for use It's cost is not only iucreas
/ Cd to tue extent of the farmers taril
profit, but a further SUN bias been added
| for the benefit OF the man nfaeturer under
the operation OF other tHriff laws. 10 the
meantime the day arrives when the far
mer finds II necessary 10 purchase wooden
goods and material TO clothe himself and
family for the winter when he faces the
tradesman for that purp se be discovers
that he IL obliged not ouly 10 return in the
way OF increased prices his tariff profit on
the wool he sold, and which then perhaps
lies before him III manufactured form, but
that be must add a considerable sum
thereto to meet u farther Increase in cost
caused by tariff duty on the manufac
ture. Thus, 10 the end. be is aroused to
the fact that be has made upon a moder-
ate purchase as the result OF tariff
hCutIlt WHICH, Nutu We euiu us WUui,
seemed so profitable an Increase in price.
more than sufficient to sweep away all the
tariff profit he received upon the wool he
produced aud sold.
When the number Of farmers engaged
10 wool raising is compared with all the
farmers 10 the country, and the small pro
portion they bear to our population is
considered; when il is made apparent
that in the case OF large part to those
who own sheep the benefit Of The present.
tariff on wool is ilusory; and, above all,
when it must he conceded that the ia |
crease of the cost OF living caused by such |
tariff becomes a burden upon those with |
moderate means and the poor, the EN-
ployed and unemployed, the sick and
we'll and the young and old, and that it
constitutes tax which, with relentless
grasp, is fastened upon the clothing OF
every man, woman aud child in the land,
reasons are suggested why the removal or
reduction OF this duty should be included
10 a revision OF our tariff laws"
This upon its face is strong argument,
and il 1t were truthful statement OF all
the facts 10 the case would be unanswera.
BILE. We may concede that goods can be
manufactured more cbeaply in countries
where labor Is cheaper, aud that wool can
be grown more ebesply in South America
and Australia where land IL worth moth
ing and the climate admits 81 grazing the
year through. This being The case free
wool would give our market for that pro
duet to those countries Ii 1858 tue ~ool
tariff ses materially reduced, A redue
ton OF prices f. llosej much more wool
is imported aud the rev. I'M i.,',.iyed fr, N
the reduced tsiiil 90 sull i, more than
quadrupled la the past four years more
Sontb America aud Ansttalis TOT DOL, aud
since We have bat little trade with those
1t has gone n1ser to return
Because wooi-grouing has become un
profitable many farmers hrye gone out OF !
he business aud nos produce butter aud t
,heese, raise corn. wheat cattle and swine. I
They have added TO tie production OF /
hese articles until there is a eIut IN the s
markets aud prlces are So low that lsfni, he |
complain bitterly. a
Hal the former high tariff remained a
ipon wool the surplus about which the s
President complains. sonid haye been /
il5. 600, O00 less than q aas is aud most q
4 the $50 900 900 osp~uled for foreign G
NO = woald hsve rmasueh "a tale coun /
ny Prices Of other t.rtn products would o
lso have b-tn tp Il bIster figure |,
he advantage soult have u en primarily a
Tiih tie larmers. hni class, they do a
OF hoard money ahd II ptices are high il
nd their receipts 4gf4e TRY wear better v
loihinx Nv 81 better lou-es, spend c
,ate Tor tinrAisgs tiirif children aud for e